China reportedly considering restricting overseas access to top AI models as national security threat

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"Chinese authorities are deeply worried about the potential for Mythos to exploit software vulnerabilities and that Washington might deploy a model against Chinese interest."

According to Reuters, Chinese regulators met with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.AI to discuss limiting foreign access to China's top open and closed AI models. The move mirrors U.S. export controls but in reverse, with China treating AI model theft and leaks as national security offenses. The CCP is concerned about U.S. exploitation of Chinese models and wants to control who can fund Chinese AI labs.